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URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Paducah KY
917 PM CDT Sun Jul 14 2024

ILZ075>078-080>094-INZ081-082-085>088-KYZ001>022-MOZ076-086-087-100-
107>112-114-151115-
/O.CON.KPAH.HT.Y.0005.000000T0000Z-240717T0100Z/
Jefferson-Wayne IL-Edwards-Wabash-Perry IL-Franklin-Hamilton-
White-Jackson-Williamson-Saline-Gallatin-Union-Johnson-Pope-
Hardin-Alexander-Pulaski-Massac-Gibson-Pike-Posey-Vanderburgh-
Warrick-Spencer-Fulton-Hickman-Carlisle-Ballard-McCracken-Graves-
Livingston-Marshall-Calloway-Crittenden-Lyon-Trigg-Caldwell-Union
KY-Webster-Hopkins-Christian-Henderson-Daviess-McLean-Muhlenberg-
Todd-Perry MO-Bollinger-Cape Girardeau-Wayne MO-Carter-Ripley-
Butler-Stoddard-Scott-Mississippi-New Madrid-
Including the cities of Harrisburg, Henderson, Metropolis,
Jonesboro, Wickliffe, Hickman, Albion, Morganfield, McLeansboro,
Benton, Murray, Charleston, Piedmont, Sikeston, Boonville,
Jackson, Paducah, Murphysboro, Fort Branch, Dixon, Marble Hill,
Calhoun, Bardwell, Cadiz, Fairfield, Hopkinsville, Clinton,
Poplar Bluff, Shawneetown, Herrin, Golconda, Marion, Evansville,
Mayfield, Carmi, Owensboro, Carbondale, Bloomfield, Madisonville,
Petersburg, Mount Carmel, New Madrid, Eddyville, Rockport,
Princeton, Pinckneyville, Mount Vernon, Elizabethtown, Smithland,
Doniphan, Elkton, Mound City, West Frankfort, Poseyville, Van
Buren, Vienna, Cape Girardeau, Cairo, Greenville, and Perryville
917 PM CDT Sun Jul 14 2024 /1017 PM EDT Sun Jul 14 2024/

...HEAT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM CDT /9 PM EDT/
TUESDAY...

* WHAT...Heat index values up to 108.

* WHERE...Portions of southern Illinois, southwest Indiana, western
  Kentucky, and southeast Missouri.

* WHEN...Until 8 PM CDT /9 PM EDT/ Tuesday.

* IMPACTS...Hot temperatures and high humidity may cause heat
  illnesses.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Drink plenty of fluids, stay in an air-conditioned room, stay out of
the sun, and check up on relatives and neighbors.

Take extra precautions when outside. Wear lightweight and loose
fitting clothing. Try to limit strenuous activities to early morning
or evening. Take action when you see symptoms of heat exhaustion and
heat stroke.

To reduce risk during outdoor work, the Occupational Safety and
Health Administration recommends scheduling frequent rest breaks in
shaded or air conditioned environments. Anyone overcome by heat
should be moved to a cool and shaded location. Heat stroke is an
emergency! Call 9 1 1.

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